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1 take one's life in one's hands
(to take the risk of being killed.) tvegati življenjeEnglish-Slovenian dictionary > take one's life in one's hands
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2 risk
[risk] 1. noun((a person, thing etc which causes or could cause) danger or possible loss or injury: He thinks we shouldn't go ahead with the plan because of the risks involved / because of the risk of failure.) tveganje2. verb1) (to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss: He would risk his life for his friend; He risked all his money on betting on that horse.) tvegati2) (to take the chance of (something bad happening): He was willing to risk death to save his friend; I'd better leave early as I don't want to risk being late for the play.) tvegati•- risky- at a person's own risk
- at own risk
- at risk
- at the risk of
- run/take the risk of
- run/take the risk
- take risks / take a risk* * *I [risk]nounsmelost, drznost; tveganost, nevarnost; rizikoat all risks — stavljajoč vse na kocko, tvegajoč vse, ne oziraje se na izgube, na slepo srečo, tjavdanat one's own risk — na svojo lastno odgovornost, na lasten rizikoto run risks, to take risks — tvegati, riskirati, izpostaviti se ali biti v nevarnostiII [risk]transitive verbtvegati, riskirati, staviti na kocko (življenje, premoženje), izpostaviti nevarnosti ali nesreči; upati si -
3 life
plural - lives; noun1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) življenje2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) življenje3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) življenje4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) življenje5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) doba6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) življenje7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) biografija8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) dosmrtna ječa•- lifeless- lifelike
- life-and-death
- lifebelt
- lifeboat
- lifebuoy
- life-cycle
- life expectancy
- lifeguard
- life-jacket
- lifeline
- lifelong
- life-saving
- life-sized
- life-size
- lifetime
- as large as life
- bring to life
- come to life
- for life
- the life and soul of the party
- not for the life of me
- not on your life!
- take life
- take one's life
- take one's life in one's hands
- to the life* * *[laif]nounživljenje; človeško življenje ( lives — življenja); figuratively življenjskost, živahnost; življenjepis; živ model; economy trajanje, rok uporabe, življenjska doba (tudi stroja); življenjski zavarovanecto come to life — osvestiti se, roditi sefor life — dosmrten, za celo življenjeas large as life — v naravni velikosti; osebnoa new lease on life — novo življenje, nova življenjska silato take s.o.'s life — ubiti kogato seek s.o.'s life — streči komu po življenjuto take one's life in one's hands — igrati se z življenjem, postaviti svoje življenje na kockoto the life — zvesto, natančno (upodobiti)walk of life — družben položaj, poklicart still life — tihožitjeupon my life! — pri moji duši!to stake one's life on s.th. — glavo staviti za kaj -
4 venture
['ven ə] 1. noun(an undertaking or scheme that involves some risk: his latest business venture.) podvig2. verb1) (to dare to go: Every day the child ventured further into the forest.) drzniti si2) (to dare (to do (something), especially to say (something)): He ventured to kiss her hand; I ventured (to remark) that her skirt was too short.) drzniti si3) (to risk: He decided to venture all his money on the scheme.) tvegati* * *I [vénčə]noundrzno, tvegano dejanje, drznost, riziko, tveganost; smel podvig, pustolovščina, avantura; stavljenje na kocko; komercialna špekulacija; obsolete srečen slučaj, srečaat a venture — na slepo (srečo); po grobi ocenitvihe is not a man to undertake any venture — on ni človek, ki bi se spuščal v kakršnokoli tveganjehe has lost all his ventures — izgubil je vse, kar je angažiral (v posle)II [vénčə]transitive verbupati si, drzniti se; odločiti se (on za); drzniti se napraviti; izraziti, dovoliti si; tvegati, riskirati, staviti na kocko; (redko) zanesti se na, prepustiti slučaju; špekulirati; intransitive verb upati si, prevzeti rizikoto venture away — upati si oditi (se oddaljiti, se umakniti) ( from od)I venture to say that... — upam si reči, da...may I venture to ask you? — vas smem vprašati?nothing venture, nothing have — kdor nič ne tvega, nič nimanever venture to oppose him — nikoli si ne dovolite, da bi mu ugovarjali -
5 die
I present participle - dying; verb1) (to lose life; to stop living and become dead: Those flowers are dying; She died of old age.) umreti2) (to fade; to disappear: The daylight was dying fast.) pojemati, izginjati3) (to have a strong desire (for something or to do something): I'm dying for a drink; I'm dying to see her.) hrepeneti•- diehard- die away
- die down
- die hard
- die off
- die out II noun(a stamp or punch for making raised designs on money, paper etc.) matricaIII see dice* * *I [dai]intransitive verb (of od, zaradi) umreti, izdihniti, poginiti; ugasniti, ugašati; umiriti se; (o)veneti; colloquially hrepenetito die game — hrabro umreti; ostati zvestto be dying for s.th. — hrepeneti po čemII [dai]nounmatrica, vreziloIIIplural dice [dai, dais]noun igralna kockathe die is cast — kocka je padla, nazaj ni potias straight as a die — čisto raven; velik poštenjakupon the die — na kocki, v nevarnostito risk all on a turn ( —ali the throw) of a die — vse staviti, vse prepustiti naključjuthe dice are loaded against him — nima sreče, usoda mu ni naklonjena
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